Yes, we’re still in the warming glow of award season, but new movies never stop. Happily there are exciting new films to check out this February, including Cannes winners, cryptocurrency heists, cute little furry creatures, and some psychedelic horror.
Armand
When You Can Watch: February 7
Where You Can Watch: Theaters (Limited)
Director: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger
Why We’re Excited: This Norwegian psychological drama premiered at Cannes, earning a Caméra d’Or for first-time feature director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (grandson of Ingmar Bergman), pegged as one of ten European filmmakers to watch in 2015 by European Film Promotion. The story was inspired by the character of Elisabeth, Armand’s mother (Reinsve from The Worst Person in the World), who is called into school when her six-year-old threatens his classmate. The confrontation and ensuing revelations invite reflection on the way we form opinions about...
Armand
When You Can Watch: February 7
Where You Can Watch: Theaters (Limited)
Director: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger
Why We’re Excited: This Norwegian psychological drama premiered at Cannes, earning a Caméra d’Or for first-time feature director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (grandson of Ingmar Bergman), pegged as one of ten European filmmakers to watch in 2015 by European Film Promotion. The story was inspired by the character of Elisabeth, Armand’s mother (Reinsve from The Worst Person in the World), who is called into school when her six-year-old threatens his classmate. The confrontation and ensuing revelations invite reflection on the way we form opinions about...
- 2/3/2025
- by Cortney Matz
- Film Independent News & More
Long-time editor (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and director (Buffalo Juggalos – short) Scott Cummings and a talent to watch in Haley Elizabeth Anderson (Sundance short Pillars) are two of filmmakers grabbing the half dozen spots allocated in the Next section – which used to be in the ten film range. Here are the selections:
Desire Lines / U.S.A. — Past and present collide when an
Iranian American trans man time-travels through an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to
unravel his own sexual desires.…...
Desire Lines / U.S.A. — Past and present collide when an
Iranian American trans man time-travels through an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to
unravel his own sexual desires.…...
- 12/6/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
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